SymphonyOS adds to our list of distros with a kiosk mode. As an additional perk, it also comes with a fresh DE – Mezzo based on the lightweight fvwm window manager. Continue reading SymphonyOS: another light kiosk OS
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CloudReady: transform any hardware into Chromebook
It’s not long that we explored Chromixium OS, a Linux distro with the look and feel of Google’s Chrome OS. Well, what did you know? There’s fresh competition with a flexible business model. We’re talking of CloudReady from neverware. Continue reading CloudReady: transform any hardware into Chromebook
Linux AIO: Ubuntu 15.10 available
Linux AIO is a project to package multiple flavours of a distribution in one ISO within a DVD size limit. Users can try each flavour live or install on their systems. In essence the difference lies mostly in the desktop environments. This is an invaluable source of distributions for distro hoppers. Note that there are issues, some of which are unresolved due to distro dependencies. However, for most of it, the stuff works. Continue reading Linux AIO: Ubuntu 15.10 available
Rescatux: Debian based rescue distro
Rescatux is from the developers of Super GRUB2. It is a useful distro for disaster recovery, e.g., your system is not booting or there is a filesystem error. You can create a live USB out of the distro ISO using Universal USB Installer or Ubuntu ImageWriter. Continue reading Rescatux: Debian based rescue distro
Pinguy Builder: Remastersys revived for Ubuntu
If you are not aware of Remastersys, it was a utility to create live or installable CDs and USBs from a running system along with user data, used heavily to create custom spins from stock Linux distributions. The project was discontinued years back while it was still functional. Continue reading Pinguy Builder: Remastersys revived for Ubuntu
Reproducible builds
We touched Debian efforts on reproducible builds earlier. More details on techniques to build your software reproducibly.
Apricity & Chalet: beautiful distros
It’s almost a year we explored some beautiful Linux distributions. The world of distros spin fast and Elementary doesn’t hold the top spot any more. Let’s explore two relatively newer beautiful distros you would love to grab and test. Not only are they beautiful, they come with the latest and best features and software from Linuxland (and minimal hardware requirements). Read on! Continue reading Apricity & Chalet: beautiful distros
kali-scripts: get Kali Linux ready to roll
Kali Linux is considered one of the best Linux based hacker distros. Even Mr. Robot uses it for his exploits ;). Kali was developed for penetration testing and ethical hacking by Offensive Security. Sounds exciting? Not so fast! Continue reading kali-scripts: get Kali Linux ready to roll
Grab openSUSE Leap milestone 1
Leap 42.1 is an under-development openSUSE flavour cooked from the SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) source code. If you haven’t heard already, this is not the only flavour for openSUSE going forward. Tumbleweed complements Leap. Tumbleweed is about bleeding edge while Leap is about stability. Continue reading Grab openSUSE Leap milestone 1
Xubuntu core: thin Xubuntu mod
Xubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavour featuring the lightweight Xfce desktop environment. As if it wasn’t thin enough already, the Xubuntu team introduced Xubuntu core, a lean Xubuntu derivative for people who love minimalism or have internet bandwidth caps. Continue reading Xubuntu core: thin Xubuntu mod
